Which to use
“adoptados” and “agotados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,555
- “adoptados” frequency rank
- #27,467
- “agotados” frequency rank
- 48022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptados | agotados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de adoptado, participio de adoptar. | Forma del plural de agotado, participio de agotar. |
Where the eye mixes adoptados and agotados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adoptados runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against agotados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adoptados and agotados
A purely visual mix-up. adoptados ([að̞opˈt̪að̞os]) and agotados ([aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptados is recorded at frequency rank #20,555, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞opˈt̪að̞os]. agotados is at rank #27,467, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞oˈt̪að̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48022, this pair ranks #116,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptados vs agotados
Shared letters: adost. Private to "adoptados": p. Private to "agotados": g.
"adoptados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "agotados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adoptados" for "agotados" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adoptados" and "agotados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agotados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptados" and "agotados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agotadora vs agotados". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #116,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.